PLAYER OF THE GAME: Brandon Jennings scored a game-high 29 points, hitting 5 of 7 three-pointers, and also handed out nine assists in 37 minutes. It was the fifth game this season he's hit at least 4 threes, and he's now hit at least one in a career-best 21 consecutive games. That's the longest streak by a Bucks player since Carlos Delfino had a 26-game run during the 2009-'10 season.

BIG NUMBER: The Bucks blocked 10 shots, with Larry Sanders accounting for six. It marked the second consecutive game Milwaukee swatted away 10 shots, and the eighth time it reached double digits this season. Sanders, meanwhile, has blocked at least four shots in four straight games, making him the first Bucks player since Elmore Smith in 1975 to accomplish that feat.

UP NEXT

TEAMS: Bucks (17-16) vs. Chicago Bulls (19-13)

WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday.

WHERE: United Center.

BROADCASTS: TV - FS Wisconsin. Radio - AM-620.

ABOUT THE BULLS: Chicago is still thriving without Derrick Rose, who has not yet been cleared for full contact. That will be the next step for the Bulls star as he recovers from off-season surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The Bulls have won three straight games since melting down in a New Year's Eve matinee home loss to Charlotte. They scored a season-high point total in a 118-92 rout of Cleveland on Monday as Carlos Boozer posted his fifth straight double-double (24 points and 11 rebounds in 30 minutes). The Bulls hit 10 of 14 three-pointers against the Cavaliers.

THE SERIES

The Bulls lead, 118-104. The teams have split the first two games this season, with the Bulls winning, 93-86, in Milwaukee on Nov. 24 and the Bucks winning, 93-92, at the United Center two nights later. Chicago has won nine of the last 10.

NOTEBOOK

THE WAY THE BALL BOUNCES: There was a funny moment early in the second quarter when Phoenix's Jermaine O'Neal was battling with Ekpe Udoh under the basket and put up a shot, only to see the ball die on the back of the rim and remain there.

The Bucks' Mike Dunleavy jumped up to tap the ball back down while officials called for a jump ball.